SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (January 6, 2015) – Artspace is pleased to announce its recent hiring of Carey Cusimano to join their team as the Development & Community Relations Director. Cusimano most recently was the VP of Development for the Deer Valley® Music Festival, Summer home of the Utah Symphony/Utah Opera where she spent the last seven and a half years growing the support and presence of the Festival in the community. Last year it attracted over 43,000 patrons during the six week Festival and raised $1.7 Million for the organization.
Carey Cusimano
“We are thrilled to have Carey Cusimano join our team. She brings a passion for the arts and over 18 years of fundraising, marketing and community relations experience to Artspace,” says Jessica Norie, Executive Director of Artspace.
Artspace, established in 1980, creates sustainable, affordable live and work space for artists, cultural organizations, nonprofits and others to revitalize and promote stable, vibrant and safe communities. Artspace projects have led the way in demonstrating how low-income industrial areas can be developed to encourage a residential core and promote the arts. The nonprofit is currently planning its newest project, Artspace Macaroni Flats, which will rehabilitate the former Western Macaroni Manufacturing Company warehouse built in 1900. It will include more than 5,000 square feet of affordable commercial space for local artists, nonprofit organizations, and small businesses as well as 13 affordable residential units.
“This exciting role with Artspace allows me to continue working in the arts community by providing affordable live/work spaces for artists, non-profits and small businesses so they can pursue their passions in an affordable way. In my first month on the job, I have been inspired by the unique array of tenants and their creativity and talent. I look forward to being a part of Artspace’s future projects that will continue to drive creativity and revitalization downtown” says Carey Cusimano.
